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2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT

our mission

Musical Bridges Around the World

welcomes the best and brightest

artistic talent from across the globe

to inspire audiences with dynamic,

unparalleled excellence in the per-

forming arts. Our performances

and educational outreach programs

reach 80,000 people annually!

unite educate inspire

5 Message from the CEO

6 2016-17 A Year to Be Remembered

8 Golden Age

10 Kids to Concerts

12 Visual Arts at MBAW Gallery

14 San Fernando Cathedral

16 International Music Festival

18 The Gurwitz International Piano Competition

20 Development

21 Benefactors & Community Partners

24 Musical Bridges’ Leadership

26 Financial Statement

contents

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Musical Bridges Around the World introduces more than 50,000 school children annually to the

music and customs of world cultures in a unique learning experience that teaches STEM (Science,

Technology, Engineering, Math) concepts and lessons.

We provide access to the arts to the San Antonio community for the young, the old, the economically

disadvantaged, those from different cultures and different countries.

Many excellent performing, community-based and educational arts organizations enrich and en-

hance the quality of life in San Antonio. Musical Bridges Around the World, however, is one which

implements its mission of uniting, educating and inspiring through a unique array of culturally di-

verse performing and visual arts programs.

Looking to the future....

Our vision is to connect children and adults of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and stations in life with

their heritage and their own cultures by transforming a downtown space into a cultural discovery

center. Events and activities will focus on allowing an immigrant child, for example, to embrace his

or her new home and new culture by enriching their understanding of their own cultural heritage.

We are very appreciative of your dedication to our mission and our belief in the importance of the

arts in our lives. As you continue to support our efforts we will return your belief in us by bringing

our message of “unite, educate and inspire” through a growing array of culturally diverse performing

and visual art programming in the years to come.

anya grokhovski, dma artistic director & ceo

nothing is more fundamental to our humanity than the arts. They ennoble and

inspire us. They foster creativity, goodness and

beauty. The arts bring us together regardless of

ethnicity, religion or age, help us express our

values and build bridges between cultures.

building the future of the arts in san antonio

message from the ceo

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a year to be remembered

2016-17

Musical Bridges’ 19th Season saw growth across each sector of programming. With new members of the

board providing fresh perspectives and alternate backgrounds to new partnerships and solidified rela-

tions with growing entities like DreamWeek, Main Plaza Conservancy and WellMed. Golden Age concerts

in Senior facilities increased as 50,000 school children were reached through Kids to Concerts in pri-

marily underserved, Title 1 schools bringing the world to their campuses - showcasing the beauty of for-

eign cultures through the performing arts. Additionally, Musical Sprouts - A Pilot Study researching the

impact of Kids to Concerts with enhanced academic STEAM curricula, was launched at two Southwest

Independent Schools to gauge the impact of this programming on standardized test scores. Remark-

able improvements in year one promise fruitful results for the three year study! The MBAW Art Gallery

continues to thrive, showcasing a unique selection of artists from across the globe while founding music

series at Cathedral San Fernando alongside the 4th International Music Festival saw increased media

coverage, attendance and overall community engagement.

Last year Texas Commission on the Arts, an MBAW funder at the State level, designated 44 blocks of

downtown San Antonio as The Zona Cultural. With this designation, MBAW sees the potential for growth

of Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral and is exploring the possibility of a future downtown

headquarters. A Visioning Committee comprised of Members of the Board, Advisory Council, and stake-

holders conducted a series of five meetings to devise a Case for Support which was circulated prior to

47 interviews conducted by Underwood & Associates and compiled into a feasibility study reviewed by

the Board of Directors.

Organizationally Fiscal Year 16/17 was a very productive year. MBAW’s operating budget has increased from

$924,000 to a projected $1,000,000 in FY 17/18. The board welcomed several new members throughout

the year: Psychotherapist and Director of Luminous Counseling Center, Maria Fatima Winsborough; VP-

Certified Financial Consultant at Charles Schwab, Dominic Anderson; management and administration

professional of public, private, non-profit and for-profit organizations, Anne Johnson; Senior Vice Presi-

dent and CFO of Raba Kistner, Inc., Bryan Helbert; Vice Chairman for Aga Khan Foundation USA, South-

west Region, founder of the Muslim Cultural Heritage Society, Waheeda Kara; founder of JLen Events,

Jaime Waltman; Program Leader for Design & Construction at H-E-B, Vernon Haney; and former Deputy

General Counsel at the US Department of Agriculture Frank Stenger-Castro. MBAW hired full-time Artis-

tic Coordinator, Elena Portnaya in September 2016. The Board of Directors voted to create this position

responsible for negotiating artist contracts and programs, handling communications with the artists and

artist managers, reviewing contracts and riders, and serving as the liaison between MBAW and stage hands

at venues.

Following the close of the season, MBAW is proud to have merged with the San Antonio International

Piano Competition, rebranded “The Gurwitz” for the 2020 Competition, a quadrennial event. A steady

increase in budget with a fiscally responsible board, continues to allow for consistent growth for the

organization.

Suhail Arastu

Director of Development & Marketing

920

50,000 CHILDREN

7,000 SENIORS

20REACHED THIS YEAR ALONE

SERVED ANNUALLY

80,000 PEOPLE

2318GUEST ARTISTS

PERFORMANCES

YEARS SINCE FOUNDING

$0COST TO THE PUBLIC

I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU from all of us at McCullough Hall for the performance yesterday. The residents just loved it. We would love to be added to itinerary whenever possible. Thank you.”

carlye quinonez, activity director, mccullough hall nursing center, inc.

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golden age wiping the dust from our souls

Russia | Pianists Duo AleAnya | October 4, 2016-Oc-tober 6, 2016 | Adante Independent Living, Army Res-idence Community

Russia | Flying Balalaika Brothers | October 6, 2016 | Villa de San Antonio, Waterford on Huebner, Brook-dale Shavano Park, McCullough Hall Nursing Center, New Forest Estates Assisted Living

Russia | Flying Balalaika Brothers | November 29, 2016 | District 2 Senior Center

Ukraine | Pianist Oleg Poliansky | November 30 - De-cember 1, 2016 | Towers on Park Lane, Adante Inde-pendent Living, Alicia Trevino Lopez Senior One-Stop Center

USA & Russia | Soprano Icy Simpson, Mezzo So-prano Veronica Williams, Pianist Elena Portnaya | January 4, 2017 | Alicia Trevino Lopez Senior One-Stop Center, Adante Independent Living, Blue Skies of Texas West Campus

Russia | Flying Balalaika Brothers | January 5-6, 2017 | Alicia Trevino Lopez Senior One- Stop Center, Tow-ers on Park Lane, Elvira Cisneros Senior Community Center, Doris Griffin Senior One-Stop Center, New-forest Estates Independent Living

Spain | Victor Prieto Trio | February 13, 2017 | Alicia Trevino Lopez Senior One-Stop Center

Russia | Pianist Elena Portnaya & Violinist Mark Cheikhet | February 23, 2017 | Alicia Trevino Lopez Senior One-Stop Center, Elvira Cisneros Senior Com-munity Center

Czech Republic | Clarinetist Felix Slováček Jr.; Pia-nist Viacheslav Grokhovski | April 17-18, 2017 | Elvira

Cisneros Senior Community Center, Alicia Trevino Lopez Senior One-Stop Center

Canary Islands & Russia | Flamenco Dancer Yolanda G. Sobrado & Pianist Nina McIntire | May 9, 2017 | Elvira Cisneros Senior Community Center, Alicia Tre-vino Lopez Senior One-Stop Center

India | Sitarist Indrajit Banerjee & Tablaist Gouri Sankar Karmakar | May 15, 2017 | Elvira Cisneros Se-nior Community Center

France | Actress Julya Jara & Pianist Elena Portnaya | May 17-18, 2017 | Elvira Cisneros Senior Community Center, Alicia Trevino Lopez Senior One-Stop Center

Russia | Pianists Duo AleAnya | May 23, 2017 | Alicia Trevino Lopez Senior One-Stop Center

USA & Russia | Mezzo Soprano Veronica Williams & Pianist Elena Portnaya | May 30,2017 | Elvira Cisneros Senior Community Center, Alicia Trevino Lopez Se-nior One-Stop Center

USA | Flutist Katchie Cartwright; Guitarist Mike Maddux | June 22, 2017 | Doris Griffin Senior One Stop Center

Russia | Flying Balalaika Brothers | July 26-28, 2017 | Elvira Cisneros Senior Community Center, Mc-Cullough Hall Nursing Center, Doris Griffin Senior One Stop Center, Brookdale Castle Hills, Army Resi-dence Community

India | Sitarist Indrajit Banerjee; Tablaist Jason McK-enzie | August 15, 2017 | Doris Griffin Senior One-Stop Center

Musical Bridges Around the World continued its fourth year of retirement community outreach

program, Golden Age. MBAW brought 39 performances to 16 retirement communities/senior

centers in 2016-2017.

This program reached approximately 7,800 senior citizens this year and was highly praised by

seniors and retirement communities. MBAW has received numerous calls from retirement com-

munities requesting the program for their residents.

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educational outreach at musical bridges around the world

education gathers momentum

Musical Bridges Around the World (MBAW) is dedicated to the children of San Antonio by part-

nering with the school districts of San Antonio. Through its student educational outreach pro-

grams, MBAW is able to reach over 50,000 children in grades K-12 through interactive, mul-

ticultural performances by world-class artists of the highest caliber. MBAW has created two

programs: Kids to Concerts and Musical Sprouts. Both programs provide lessons and concerts

that connect academics to the world of Music and the cultures they celebrate.

Kids to Concerts (KtC) is an educational outreach program that introduces students of San

Antonio to cultures from various countries through music and dance. It is a sort of virtual field

trip without having to leave the school. The countries of the world come to the schools to en-

gage the children of San Antonio in a unique experience of meeting and connecting to people

from places they learn about in their texts books. Nations from around the globe come to life

through the Kids to Concerts series.

Educators and children continuously praise the program for being innovative, engaging and edu-

cational. Ms. Muñoz, principal of Indian Creek Elementary said, “I felt like the artists were teach-

ers because they knew how to engage the students and they talked like teachers.” One vital

component of the program is that the concerts integrate Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

(TEKS) into its programming allowing the concerts to be an extension of the classroom. Along

with TEKS, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) activities are also integrated into

the curricula.

Along with Kids to Concerts, MBAW has piloted a program called Musical Sprouts. The mission

behind Musical Sprouts is to be that connection between STEM and the countries we learn from

in our Kids to Concert series. The program consist of 5 lessons with assessments before and

after the lessons. The students learn the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math concepts

in addition to more in depth information about the country they are studying. It is a way for the

students to take a deeper look into the country and learn more about its contributions to the

worlds of Science, Engineering, Math and Technology. They also learn more of the artistic side

of the country allowing us to take a deeper look into the Arts of the country through Art, Drama,

Music and or Dance. While Kids to Concerts is an extension to the classroom; Musical Sprouts is

a part of the classroom.

Caleb Gonzalez

Educational Outreach Coordinator

THANK YOU for sharing MY music with my new friends.”

syrian refugee student to syrian clarinetist kinan azmeh after kids to concerts performance

TO CREATE THE WORK OF

ART is to create the world.”

wassilly kandinsky

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In our Musical Bridges Around the World family we strongly believe in the power of art to im-

pact lives - whether it is the musical harmony of live performance or the beauty of color and

composition in a visual work of art. For this very reason we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to

turn MBAW Headquarters into a gallery space, where we have showcased 39 artists during our

2016/2017 season alone!

Following our mission to unite, educate and inspire audiences through culturally diverse pro-

gramming, we were able to bring together artists representing different cultures under our roof.

One of the great highlights was a live web conference and Q&A with artists Chan Hao, Ge Qiang

and Geng Minxia all the way from Wuxi, China during the opening reception of Whispers of Wuxi.

Wuxi is San Antonio’s Sister City and the exhibition was made possible through collaboration

with Luminaria and support of the city’s International Relations Office. A group of high school

students from Wuxi visited the exhibition during its run and the kids were amazed to find the

cultural connections between their own city and San Antonio while on their exchange trip.

We believe in partnerships that benefit our audiences, as such we collaborated with Olaju Art

Group to showcase the work of London based photographer Juliana Kasumu during DreamWeek

2017, and also tapped into San Antonio’s very own Lone Star Arts District - curated by MBAW

Gallerist Julya Jara, Of Lace and Steel featured Laura Mijangos and Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga at

Dock Space Gallery, giving us the opportunity to introduce MBAW to demographics in the down-

town area.

Art openings at MBAW Gallery are lively events with great attendance and are always accom-

panied with live music from San Antonio-based talent. People from all walks of life enjoy FREE,

inspirational entertainment at just about the only highly artistic entity on the corridor between

downtown San Antonio and the city of Boerne. We are proud to have been able to reach more

audiences through the visual arts segment of our programming, and have far reaching plans for

our 2017/2018 season! We hope to see you at our exhibitions.

Julya Jara

Gallerist

7 shows | 39 artists | 7 countries: china, kenya, latvia, mexico, russia, united kingdom, usa

the power of art

mbaw art gallery

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musical evenings at san fernando cathedral

alive with music

Russell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral 2016-2017 showcased guest art-

ists of the highest caliber from Ukraine, Austria, Russia, Lithuania, Switzerland, and the United

States in five free public offerings between October 2016 and May 2017. This was our best season

yet as the cathedral was full to capacity for each concert with approximately 2,500 in attendance!

Concert-goers were invited to meet the artists at the free catered dessert reception following

each performance:

Con Fuego! | October 30, 2016 | Vadym Kholodenko emerged as one of the most musically

dynamic and technically gifted performers of his generation, heralded for interpretations that

are “impeccable, tasteful and vibrant, and also something more: imaginative” (Cleveland Plain

Dealer). Winner of the coveted gold medal and all special prizes at the Fourteenth Van Cliburn

International Piano Competition in 2013.

Chicken Soup | December 4, 2016 | New York’s hot ensemble Ljova and the Kontraband brought

together influences from classical, klezmer, tango, jazz and Gypsy music. The ensemble featured

world renown composer Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin and his close collaborators on accordion, bass and

percussion. The ensemble brought together traditions from around the globe into one delicious

melting pot.

Spirituals in Concert | January 15, 2017 | In collaboration with San Antonio DreamWeek “Spir-

ituals in Concert” was a collaborative effort of two young sopranos: Icy Simpson and Veronica

Williams alongside UTSA concert choir under the direction of Maestro John Silantien. The pro-

gram was a glorious celebration of African American heritage and included spirituals in addition

to new works.

Viennese Tort | March 26, 2017 | The members of the Janoska Ensemble are united not only by

their talent and family ties, but first and foremost by the musical vision they share. On the

strength of their virtuosity and improvisation, the musicians are able to perform a wide-ranging

repertoire extending from popular classics and their own compositions to unique arrangements

that cover genres such as gypsy, tango and pop.

Black Swan | May 7, 2017 | A new voice in the world of violin performers, Tim Fain is a multime-

dia visionary exploring the intersection of music, art, dance and cinema. His performance of the

maniacal Tchaikovsky underpinning Natalie Portman’s footwork in Black Swan shook the world!

“I feel like I’ve got movies running through my veins.” —Tim Fain

THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE of Musical

Bridges this year has been absolutely

incredible. You have managed to

capture the imagination of everyone

that attends the events.”

denis connollyvice president, corporate development | claimatic

THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

that Musical Bridges produces every year is really an inspirational experience. You have the opportunity to see individuals from all over the world come to San Antonio and share their talents. It’s something that we don’t get every day.”

adriana flores vice president, alamo music center

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international music festival

an inspirational experience

MBAW’s 4th Annual International Music Festival took place from Feb. 12–26, 2017, offering eight

entertaining concerts. The festival was a tremendous success, attended by over 5,000 people.

Here are some excerpts from descriptions in an article written by Adam Tutor in San Antonio’s

Rivard Report:

The Jones Family Singers are made up (in part) of five sisters, two brothers, and their

father, and hail from the tiny Texas town of Markham. Their stewardship of a long musi-

cal tradition has led to performances at the Lincoln Center, the Monterey Jazz Festival,

and even a tour of Russia. A more modern approach, Soul Fruit Gospel brought an R&B

and Soul tinge to the gospel tradition.

Hailing from Spain, accordionist Victor Prieto combined elements of Galician-Celtic mu-

sic, New York City jazz, and multi-tonal singing. Trained at Berklee College of Music,

Prieto recorded with Yo-Yo Ma, received a Grammy Award, and still found time to teach

master classes all across Europe. “It’s very romantic jazz,” Anya Grokhovski said.

A one-woman orchestra, cellist Zoe Keating has torn the covers off the classical musi-

cian’s solo act to unveil an approach that merges 21st century technology with an age-

old art form. According to Grokhovski, Keating records layers of her cello on top of one

another, thus displaying an intricacy of soundscape.

Inspired by his performance for the great Herbie Hancock in his native Indonesia at the

age of 8, pianist Joey Alexander began his remarkable ascent into the record books of

jazz. At 13, he has already graced the stages of the Newport Jazz Festival, visited nearly

every continent, and performed with Wynton Marsalis at the heralded Lincoln Center.

Kevork Mourad, a visual artist from Armenia, presented his performance “Lost Spring”

in a multimedia offering. A live orchestra was incorporated, along with dancing, singing

and live drawings projected at the Tobin Center’s Carlos Alvarez Studio.”

Argentine Bandoneon player JP Jofre and his band showcased their intricate arrange-

ments in a performance that had attendees dancing tango in the aisles! Jofre has per-

formed alongside greats such as Paquito d’Rivera and with Philharmonics across the

nation, including our very own San Antonio Symphony!

During “A Tribute to Charlie Haden,” Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba and his quartet

paid homage to the jazz great, who helped give Rubalcaba his American start in the

early ’90s. Steeped in the piano jazz tradition of Monk, Powell, and Peterson and the in-

fluence of Bird and Diz, Rubalcaba displayed his skills on the ebonies and ivories to con-

clude the festival’s whirlwind world tour at the Tobin Center’s H-E-B Performance Hall.

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the gurwitz

ruth jean gurwitz international piano competition

San Antonio International Piano Competition has been the pride of our Cultural Scene

for 32 years.

In 2016 the competition’s leadership decided to join forces with Musical Bridges Around

the World and in 2017 both organizations completed the merger.

During the process of negotiating it was decided to rename the competition after it’s

longtime Director and supporter Ruth Jean Gurwitz.

MBAW Staff, Board of Directors and Competition Leadership are looking forward to tak-

ing the competition to the international stage, showcasing San Antonio as a true Cosmo-

politan Cultural Center.

IT IS EXCITING to be a part of the

move into this new era for the Gurwitz

International Piano Competition”

anne johnson musical bridges board member

former board president of the san antonio international piano competition

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serving a diverse and growing audience

musical bridges development

While in these United States our businesses depend on the sale of goods and services for their

existence, and governments are funded by appropriations, not-for-profit organizations must de-

pend on the generosity of those who are affected by their programming for their sustenance.

Musical Bridges has developed a wide ranging source of funding from public grants from the

city of San Antonio and the County of Bexar, to charitable foundations from around the state

and corporations. But our most cherished support comes from individuals who see the merit of

the work being done for the people of all ages, social and wealth levels, ethnic backgrounds and

education attained.

The number of programs that are offered free to the public including the much acclaimed con-

cert series in San Fernando Cathedral, which is sponsored in large part by the Russell Hill Rogers

Fund for the Arts, the Kid’s to Concerts, an educational outreach program designed to benefit

children in grades k-12 through interactive, multicultural musical and dance performances by

world class artists is also offered to some 50,000 children for free, the Golden Age program

where concerts are produced and brought to retirement communities in San Antonio at no

charge to the centers.

To make these and other programs available to the community, in addition to the corporate

and foundation support, we have created the Musical Bridges Society which provides for

those who join at levels ranging from $120 to $10,000 or more with benefits available to mem-

bers according to the Society level to which they subscribe. Of the six Musical Bridges Soci-

ety levels of participation, the most popular, aside from the programs for Finetunerz who are

the young (and young at heart), is the Musica Viva level which provides an amazing array of

world famous artists performing in the living rooms of some of the most elegant homes in

Bexar County.

For the year of this report, nearly one million dollars was generated for programs. This year the

goal is to exceed that magic million dollar mark. We hope that if you are a participant of the

Society or some other giving program that you will continue and consider some of the higher

levels of participation. If you are not yet a participant. Come join us won’t you? See what all the

talk is about.

Cliff Underwood

Development Consultant

benefactors & community partners

1 september 2016 - present

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The Board of Directors of Musical Bridges Around the World extends its heartfelt gratitude to

the following individuals, foundations, corporations and organizations that have supported us

over the past year.

MUSICAL BRIDGES SOCIETY

ARTS AMBASSADORS: $100,000 - $1,000,000 AND ABOVEEric & Michelle Miller

City of San Antonio Department

of Arts & Culture

VISIONARIES: $50,000 - $99,999Anonymus

Brown Foundation

Kronkosky Charitable

Foundation

Russell Hill Rogers Fund

for the Arts

LEADERSHIP: $20,000 - $49,999Musical Bridges Board Managed

Investment Fund

National Endowment for the Arts

(NEA)

Anne & Charles Parrish

San Antonio Area Foundation

Texas Commission on the Arts

PRESENTERS: $10,000 - $49,999Sheldon & Phyllis Braverman

Bexar County

City of San Antonio

Council Project Fund

David & Elizabeth

Friedman (In Kind)

HEB Tournament of Champions

Charitable Trust

Elizabeth Huth Coates

Charitable Foundation

Maria Winsborough

Michael Porter & Mary Batten

Rackspace

San Antonio Area Foundation

Valero Energy Foundation

Wellmed Charitable Foundation

IMPRESARIO: $5,000 - $9,999Baywood Hotels/BJ Patel

(In Kind)

Curt & Lorraine Anastasio

DreamWeek San Antonio

Yurii & Elena Borsch

Esquire

Susan & Aubra Franklin

Anya Grokhovski &

Robert Michaelson

Jan Puckett &

John Richardson

Stan & Yuliya Zebrowski

PRODUCER: $2,500 - $4,999Alamo Music/Adriana Flores

(In Kind)

Alexei Arkhipov

Kevin Hall &

Josefine Heim Hall

Fast Signs/Matt West (In Kind)

Laura & Steve Nivin (In Kind)

Hotel Valencia (In Kind)

Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation

Stone Standard/Leland Stone

(In Kind)

Tesoro Companies, Inc

MUSICA VIVA: $1,200 - $2,499Dominic Anderson

Ann Ash

Kenneth Bloom &

Sheila Swartzman

Norma Bodevin & Raul Yordan

Chris Carson

Michael & Maria Dunn

Enterprise Holdings

Foundation

Minnie Stevens Piper

Foundation

Adriana L Flores

Mary Frances Agnello

Pauline & Randolph

Glickman

Arseni Grokhovski

Vernon Haney

Bryan & Macrine Helbert

Arturo Homma &

Maria Zamora

Anne & Bruce Johnson

Zoya Khiger & Yuri Cheikhet

Waheeda & Nooruddin Kara

Robert & Karen Leckie

Barbara J Lind

Veronika Liskova

Dorota Malinowski

Louise Mandel &

Brant Mittler

Paul Martin

Olga Marushkina &

Alex Kuzmin

David & Lorena Monroe

Maripat & Thomas Munley

Tanya Orndorff &

Phillip Wing

Timothy & Mary Owens

Luis & Awilda Ramos

Shelley Roff (In Kind)

Vicki Sparks

Terresa Stallworth

Frank Stenger-Castro

Cliff & Shari Underwood

Rafael & Lisa Veraza

Jaime & Jack Waltman

Leopoldo Zorilla

Stewart Zweikoft

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: $500 - $1,199Alamo Asian American

Chamber of Commerce

Argyle Foundation/

Margot Spitz Marbut

Jeanne Bennett

Beverly Davis

Sherry Dowlatshahi

Michael Duan &

Ling Pung

James S Calvert

Lucille Odell

Overland Partners

Pizarro Firm

Trudy Rafelson

Alice Viroslav

PATRONS: $250 - $499Anne Alexander (In-Kind)

Junab Ali II

Dale Bennett

Jean Berkheiser

Justen Bowman

Lauren Browning

Mark Cheikhet

Michael Duan

Wayne Ehrisman

Petra Del Sol Eubanks

Jesus Garcia

Leah Glast

Michael & Jane Goldstein

Brian Gorman

Amy Hardberger

Norman Jacobson

Angelika Jansen

Ami Kadakia

Margaret & Bill Kanyusik

Anand & Madhu Karnad

Adam Keefe

Vijay & Malathi Koli

Allison Hayes Lane

Edward & Sharon Layman

Joseph Lukowski

Patricia Norwood

Julio Ortiz

Rajam Ramamurthy

Mo & Bibi Saidi

William Sandve, Jr.

Andrea & Jeff Sibley

Aubrey Smith Carter &

Peter Smith

The Spiegels

Murali & Kaushalya

Subramaniam

Charles Szabo

Hector Troche

Martin Valdez

Bala Viswanathan

Lifshutz Foundation

Rhodes Driving Schools Inc.

Sava Enterprises, Inc.

Natalja Sun (In Kind)

FINETUNERZ: $120 - $249Anali Barrera

Alex Berentsen

Jean Berkheiser

Travis Block

Jennifer Brooklyn

Wade & Lisa Caldwell

Juan Cano

Ann B. Coiner

Valerie M. Collins

Judy P. Crabb

Aida Cragnolino

Molly K. Dupnick

James Dykman

Nathan Felix

Bill Fitzgibbons

Diego A. Flores Montufar

Gary & Nancy Fullerton

Claire Gabriel

Adam Gates

Jacob & Kristina

Goldstein

Antonieta M. Gonzalez

Raul Gonzales

Michelle Grant

Carol Growney

Amy Hardberger

Antonio Harris

Warren Head

Yolanda Moore Hernandez

Phillip Hunter

Yana Indah

Lourdes I. James

Rose Jimenez

Casandra Jones

Ami Kadakia

Ghazal Kamali

Virginia Kane

Faisal Khan

Jessica Lara

Juan Leon

Ruth Madorsky

Farooq Malik

Jeevanjee Mehera

Vesta Mizani

Ruth Morris

John Nanna

Tonya Pacetti-Perkins

Darian Padua

Loren Prado

Maria Sanchez

Sarah Sauer

James Sigmon

Kathleen M. Silva

Katy Silva

Stanley & Barbara Spigel

Martha Spinks

Venkat Srinivasan

Natalja Sun

Celia Thompson

Karen Thompson

Christopher Tonn

Roy Travers

Warren Head

Jose Weissmann

Adam Wetherell

Charles Thomas Wright

SUPPORTERS: UP TO $120Ehsan Aflatooni

Helga Anderson

Nancy Anderson

Gary Alonzo

Lyda Arevalo

Anna Catherine Armstrong

Dr Arturo Batres

Martha Bazzini

Ivan & Beth Becka

Phillip P Bedard

Robert Benton

Jean Berkheiser

Richard Botello

Tatyana Boulgakova

Kristie Burken

Virginia Burkholder

Ginger V Burkholder

Mayo Caceres

Rick & Kristen Casey

Devin Castleton

Marcus Cerda

Lourdes Cervantes

Peggy Clemons

Edward & Vashti

Coates

Dave Collett

Karen Collier

Denis A. Connolly

Kay Cote

Phyllis Davis

Alba De leon

Norma H. De Leon

William Dent

Nilgun Derman

Cyndi Doctor

Kevin A. Doran

John Edwards

Symone Elliott

Ken Flynn

Yiva Forsten

Anna Foster

Oliver Garnier

Jose A Garza

Yair Gazitt

Sylvia Glover

Claire N. Golden

Leon Greenblum

Teresa Greenblum

Jeanne Hackett

Chad Hall

Thomas &

Kyong Hannon

Sherry Heffner

Jorge Hernandez

Mark Harris

Gloria & John Hart

Carol Heard

Dwight Henderson

Elvira Hernandez

Barbara Hill

Siegmundo Hirsch

Louisa Hopkins

J’cil Horn

Phillip Hunter

Nancy Iragorri

Avanindva Jain

Angelika Jansen

Marcel Johnson

Patrice Johnson

Sherie Johnson

Lyudmyla Kasyanenko

Wladyslawa Keder

Adiya Kleinpeter

Nancy Klepper

Thomas & Hannon Kyong

Valerie Lacayo

Marina Lang

James Lifshutz

Henry & Ann Lipsitt

Dennis Mallory

Debra Maltz

Raul G Marin

Valdes Martin

Martha Martinez

Jeanne Martinez

David Marx

Raymond McDonald

James McGilvray

Loretta Medellin

Edwin Melendez

Hilda Mencillas

Ruth Midorski

Jerry Allen &

Chris Neuhaus

Eduardo Nihill

Lucy O’dell

Patricia O’Connell

Maria Mercedes O’Higgins

Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz-

Peralba

Gustavo Valdez Ortiz

Julio & Ana Ortiz

Tim & Mary Owens

Tracy Paz

Joseph Pawlik

Pamela Peck

Josep-Maria Peralba

Tom & Trish Perlmutter

Janis Ploetz

Aaron Prado

Jan Puckett

Trudy Rafelson

Rajam Ramamurthy

Fernanda Ramos

Lucy W Rasco

Dharma Rodriguez

Dori Roth

Herminia Ruiz

MaryLou Russell

Victor Saldivar

Diego Sanchez

James E Sawyer

Neil Schneuker

Anne Alexander &

Georg Seidel

Jorgina Semreier

Margaret L. Shapleigh

Roger Singler

Susan Skaer

Michael Sonney

Anne Karl Springer

Krystle Stone

Roger J Singler

Janet Stansberry

Thomas M Stapleton

Colleen Swain

Lucyna Tavira

Joycelyn Theard

Rajia Tobia

Anne Toxey

Hector Troche

Olga & Katerina

Tsvetkova

Carmen Viramontes

Cristeen Gaudi Ward

Connie & Bill White

Richard D. Wheatley, Sr.

James Warner

Sam Wright

Tom Wright

COMMUNITY PARTNERSAgha Khan Foundation

Alamo Music

Anuja SA (Indian Sister City Alliance)

Arts San Antonio

Blue Star

Briscoe Western Art Museum

Centro San Antonio

Compassionate SA

DreamWeek

Entreflamenco

Fort Sam Houston Warrior

Family Support Center

International Relations Office

Jewish Federation

KRTU

Las Amicas

Lone Star Arts District

Luminaria

Main Plaza Conservancy

Mexican Cultural Institute

Muslim Cultural Heritage Society

Northwest Vista College

Olaju Art Group

Puerto Rican organizations

San Antonio Museum of Art

San Antonio Symphony

San Fernando Cathedral

SA Peace Center

Soli Chamber Ensemble

Southwest School of Art

Terra Nova

The Attic Rep Theater

The Boerne Library Foundation

The McNay

The Witte

World Affairs Council

VOLUNTEERS Kimberly Adamski

Gigi Boothe

Tanya Boulgakova

Lily Cartwright

Arthur Chibisov

Kevin Doran

James Dykman

Robbie Farmer

Ryan Firmin

Rolando Greenfield

Elena Heine

Rhonda Hendershot

Ken Mahnke

Ray McDonald

Shelley Roff

MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE

WORLD has been able to form

a strong “bridge” between

San Antonio and world-class

visual and performing arts. I

am proud to be a part of an

organization that is altering

the cultural landscape of our

great city.”

eric miller, md president, board of directors

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musical bridges’ leadership

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT

ERIC MILLER, MD

TREASURER

BRYAN HELBERT, CPA

SECRETARY

ARSENI GROKHOVSKI

DOMINIC ANDERSON

YURII D. BORSHCH, MD

FRANK STENGER-CASTRO, JD

ADRIANA L. FLORES

SUSAN C. FRANKLIN

VERNON HANEY

ANNE JOHNSON

WAHEEDA KARA

BARBARA LIND

PAUL MARTIN

AWILDA I. RAMOS, MD

RAFA J. VERAZA

JAIME WALTMAN

MARIA DE FATIMA WINSBOROUGH

STAN O. ZEBROWSKI, DDS

ANYA GROKHOVSKI-MICHAELSON, DMA Founder, Artistic Director & CEO

SUHAIL ARASTU Director of Development & Marketing

DIANA TATU Executive Administrative Assistant

ELENA PORTNAYA, DMA Artistic Coordinator & Staff Pianist

JULYA JARA Donor Relations Director & Gallerist

CALEB GONZALEZ Director of Educational Outreach

EMILY ESTILL Volunteer Coordinator & Office Assistant

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

financial statement

REVENUES AND SUPPORT

Individual Donations $ 369,497 37.4%

Corporate Donations $ 146,500 14.8%

Federal/State/ $ 144,182 14.6% Local Government Grants

Foundations $ 318,550 32.2%

Other $ 9,942 1.0%

TOTAL REVENUES $ 988,671 AND SUPPORT

OPERATING EXPENSES

Programs $ 579,991 65.6%

Fund Raising $ 115,041 13.0%

Administrative $ 188,535 21.3%

$ 883,566

fiscal year ending 31 august 2016

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Corporate Donations 14.8%

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Programs 65.6%

Foundations 32.2%Federal/State/Local

Government Grants 14.6%

Administrative 21.3%

Individual Donations 37.4%

Fund Raising 13%

Other 1.0%

OPERATING EXPENSES

REVENUES AND SUPPORT

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